I like the third verse and only wish there was a 4th, This is a beautiful lullaby, thats all, It would be very difficult for any Irish song from that region not to have spiritual connections as religion was a major part of their lives. The idea of an added verse with christian overtones just to make it acceptable is nonsense. There are hundreds of songs all over the place that are accepted and have no christian overtones at all. If you are not comfortable with the third verse then don't sing it. I find it strange for people to feel ok singing about fairies, goblins and banshees etc and things that don't exist but object to a reference to a hymn or a chapel bell ?. Hymns do exist, chapel bells do ring out especially in a place called Church Hill where there are two churches almost opposite each other. The reason most singers only sing 2 verses is because that it all they knew. Thanks to Alice and her indepth research we now have 3 verses. Sing all 3 or only 2 take your choice, I will sing all 3. Thanks Alice.

slainte